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OSCE media freedom representative urges Kazakh President to veto new Internet law

Publishing date: 25 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
VIENNA, 25 June 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, criticised as restrictive today amendments to the country's communication law, adopted on 24 June by the Kazakh Parliament, and called on President...

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media urges Italian Senate to drop law proposals restricting free flow of information.

Publishing date: 24 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
VIENNA, 24 June 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media asked the Italian legislature today to drop two planned legal provisions that would restrict freedom on the Internet and reporting on court cases...

OSCE holds media self-regulation seminar for Mediterranean Partner States

Publishing date: 19 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 19 June 2009- Journalists, editors and experts from the OSCE Mediterranean Partner States and OSCE participating States gathered today to discuss the merits, mechanisms and challenges of media self-regulation...

OSCE media freedom representative urges Turkey to stop prosecution of author, reform laws that restrict speech rights

Publishing date: 18 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 18 June 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, asked Turkish authorities today to drop charges against journalist Nedim Sener and called for urgent reform of laws that restrict freedom of expression...

OSCE media freedom representative calls on Kyrgyzstan to halt wave of violent attacks against journalists

Publishing date: 16 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 16 June 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, urged Kyrgyz authorities today to halt a wave of attacks against journalists which is threatening media pluralism ahead of the presidential election...

OSCE promotes media self-regulation with training seminar for Moldovan journalists and editors

Publishing date: 21 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Media self-regulation
CHISINAU, 21 May 2009- Raising awareness about the importance of media self-regulation as a credible and viable mechanism to guarantee editorial independence and uphold journalistic ethics is the aim of a two-day training seminar...

OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Irish draft law decriminalizing libel, asks to drop 'blasphemous libel'

Publishing date: 19 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 19 May 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, welcomed today the Irish Parliament's move to decriminalize defamation but warned that a proposed article on blasphemous libel risked jeopardizing OSCE commitments...